- by
- 1. preposition /baɪ/a) Near or next to.
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
b) At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.Be back by ten oclock!
2. adverb /baɪ/a) Along a path which runs by the speaker.I watched as it passed by.
The was a shepherd close by.
3. adjective /baɪ/Out of the way, subsidiary.4. noun /baɪ/A pass
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